Baneshwar: city in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
View Baneshwar, Bangladesh on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Baneshwar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.99, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 7.86, nan and 2.37. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Baneshwar spans a total of 32 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are nan, 7.86, 7.86 and 2.99. Data was not available in 1975.
Baneshwar and Rajshahi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rajshahi peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Baneshwar fare in comparison to others in Rajshahi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Baneshwar was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 19 cities in Rajshahi. Baneshwar ranked 1st in 1976-1990 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Baneshwar and Bangladesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bangladesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Baneshwar fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Baneshwar was the 80th-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Baneshwar ranked 5th in 1976-1990 and 80th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Baneshwar and Rajshahi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rajshahi peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Baneshwar is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 19 cities in Rajshahi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rajshahi, the street network in Baneshwar has become more connected. Baneshwar ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Baneshwar and Bangladesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bangladesh rose steadily.
To date, Baneshwar is the 83rd-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bangladesh, the street network in Baneshwar has become more connected. Baneshwar ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 83rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Baneshwar had a built-up area of 12.37 square kilometers, and a population of 77884 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: